Nicholas Kovats

Another meticulous and through blog article by Dom Jaeger detailing his inspection of the classic 35mm Arriflex IIC motion picture camera from 1942 serial #700. http://cinetinker.blogspot.ca/2014/04/arriflex-35-iic.html

Aaton is reborn as Aaton Digital. They just released their successor to their fabled digital X2 field recorder called the Aaton Cantar-X3 at AFC Micro Salon in Paris. Note that both the single perf 16mm and the 2/3 perf 35mm cameras have been relisted but the digital wonder project called Delta is listed as discontinued. Perhaps Aaton will formally return to their core competency on the film camera side? With digital machines such as audio recorders providing the core profits? http://www.aaton.com/ Source: http://www.fdtimes.com/2014/03/09/aaton-cantar-x3/

Aaton is reborn as Aaton Digital. They just released their successor to their fabled digital X2 field recorder called the Aaton Cantar-X3 at AFC Micro Salon in Paris. Note that both the single perf 16mm and the 2/3 perf 35mm cameras have been relisted but the digital wonder project called Delta is listed as discontinued. Perhaps Aaton will formally return to their core competency on the film camera side? With digital machines such as audio recorders providing the core profits? http://www.aaton.com/ Source: http://www.fdtimes.com/2014/03/09/aaton-cantar-x3/

Bit Rot. It's real and it's here. The Digital Illuminati will suffer immeasurably. The problem = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rot The solution = film http://www.google.co...s/US20100295967

Bit Rot. It's real and it's here. The Digital Illuminati will suffer immeasurably. The problem = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rot The solution = film http://www.google.com/patents/US20100295967

My latest UltraPan8 film. Rock n roll and bike polo. A big thank you to Navid Taslimi and his crew! https://vimeo.com/87991485

My latest UltraPan8 2.8 film. Rock n roll and bike polo. A big thank you to Navid Taslimi and his crew! https://vimeo.com/87991485

I am seeking a scanned copy of the Nov. 1964 edition of American Cinematographer regarding an article about H. Laurie Buckingham and his ‘Varispect – Wide Screen 16mm’.

Fantastic footage, Friedemann! I kept staring at the corners seeking weave. Unbelievably sharp for such a tiny medium. I believe the Leicina Special with same same Schneider zoom lens has been surpassed. Bravo to Lasse and his dad! Very impressive implementation and transport engineering. Do you swear on the holy bible that no registration software was utilized? :)

Here is my recording of the recent 8fest's program called "Bagerooo, seven! Volume two" featuring the world analog premiere of James Gillespie's UltraPan8 film "Trains About", i.e. vimeo.com/86674824 Interestingly enough a recent blog called This Analog Earth reviewed the wonderful 8fest but failed to mention this program and what was probably one of the highlights of the festival. I was also quite taken with Paul Clipson's transcendental stunning piece called "Other States". This tiny special film format was well represented by very vibrant works. It was also wonderful to see Jame Gillespie's hand processed and tinted UltrPan8 work projected at a distance of 44 feet and with a 12 foot wide image. Excellent filmmaking all around. 8fest festival: the8fest.com/ Blog review: thisanalogearth.com/2014/02/01/the-8-fest/ Nicholas

Congratulations, Tommy & Lasse! That is a powerful statement from your "About us" page. Digital Illumanti take note, i.e. "Why bother with film when XYZ company is going digital? We do not believe in digital footage, it's as simple as that. Our passion is not for "plastic like" colours and high definition marketing jargon over which sensor chip has the most amount of pixels (and least amount of bad ones), so you won’t see us developing a camera for this market, also the digital film camera market is already dominated by big players such as Panasonic, Black Magic and Arriflex so we wouldn't be able to "pack a punch" especially being number #400 vendor of a camera in this space We find it much more interesting playing in a niche market space where evolution has stood still for many years, a space where we can actually provide new features not seen before and gain momentum by the “news factor” of someone doing something that seems completely odd. It is our promise to you that we will never compromise on quality and hence our cameras are all build and designed locally here in Denmark."

Friedemann, I know where you are going with this! Excellent suggestion.

Thanks, Josh.

Here is my unofficial short film of one of my favorite bands, Low. The song is called "Just Make It Stop" from their 2013 album "The Invisible Way". Filmed in Chromoflex UltraPan8 2.8. No digital effects were used. This is specially perforated Kodak V3 200D color negative (UltraPan8 2.8 R8) pushed one stop (400 ASA). An internegative 16mm print (50D) was struck but not processed. The single perf 16mm "print" was then hand processed using Richard Touey's Chromoflex technique. I applied random tape shapes and then immersed the 16mm film in three different combinations of developers, fixes, baths, etc specific to color negative, color reversal or b/w reversal film processing.

Here is my unofficial short film of one of my favorite bands, Low. The song is called "Just Make It Stop" from their 2013 album "The Invisible Way". Filmed in Chromoflex UltraPan8 2.8. No digital effects were used. This is specially perforated Kodak V3 200D color negative (UltraPan8 2.8 R8) pushed one stop (400 ASA). An internegative 16mm print (50D) was struck but not processed. The single perf 16mm "print" was then hand processed using Richard Touey's Chromoflex technique. I applied random tape shapes and then immersed the 16mm film in three different combinations of developers, fixes, baths, etc specific to color negative, color reversal or b/w reversal film processing.

Lasse, You and your father's openness is exemplary! It is amazing to see such a sophisticated circuit board associated with a Super 8 camera. Bravo!

Correction. It is a 35mm unit.

Thanks, Tim! Have you ever worked with this setup?

Excellent work, Dom! Thank you for your dedication to the Super 8 craft.

The seller has identified this as a video device. However, a 70mm sprocket is clearly visible in the foreground. Can anyone identify it's purpose? Rostrum animation camera head? i.e. tiny url: http://tinyurl.com/q962tco original url: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOROX-CORPORATION-MODEL-SDD-CAMERA-SYSTEM/350964642723?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D19839%26meid%3D4158858519234142668%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D8934%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D331093386533%26 Cheers!

Hi Glenn, I see. I wish you all the best with your searches. I see how a few of us need to pool our extensive Leicina Special resources. I have the official factory micofiche with detailed part blowups. Some of it is in German. Cheers! Nicholas

Even the digital illuminati have written up this legendary camera, i.e. http://www.eoshd.com/content/456/the-leicina-special-when-leica-made-movie-cameras

Glenn, Do you happen to have the Leicina ST1 manual? i.e. http://www.apecity.com/manuals/pdf/leica_leicina_st-1.pdf There are detailed wiring diagrams of the relevant pin outs regarding the odd non-standard 9 pin European connector on the camera. This connector was shared by all three models, i.e. Super, RT-1, Special. I suspect the gentleman who runs this web site may be able to whip something up. He has extensive experience with the older electronics of our beloved analog machines, i.e. http://www.az-spectrum.com/ I hope this helps. Nicholas

Thanks, Will. It's a function of the camera. Yes, it could. Carl Looper once stabilized some of Glenn Brady's UP8 2.8 R8 footage via his custom software. I could potentially post before and after processing on Vimeo.

Mathew, I am not speaking from experience but it was my impression that the VNF Ektachrome stocks were much grainier than the more modern E100D formulation. I always found my Super 8 Kodak Ektachrome SM 7244 (160 asa) from the 80's suboptimal. I also use to shoot a variant called Ektachrome 160 Type G in Super 8 which was bit "bluer" but was not very satisfactory. E100D was the last formulation and they nailed it from the perspective of camera original color reversal stock...K40 or K25 not withstanding. E100D is quite stunning when projecting camera original. There is always a "gasp" from someone in the audience. :) I have since "graduated" to the awesome latitude of color negative. The current Kodak V3 formulations are stupendous. Good luck!